"fa'afafine" meaning in Samoan

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Noun

Etymology: From fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”). Cognate with Hawaiian hoʻowahine, Maori whakawahine, Niuean fakafifine, Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine, and Tongan fakafefine. Etymology templates: {{compound|sm|fa'a|fafine|t1=in the manner of|t2=woman}} fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”), {{cog|haw|hoʻowahine}} Hawaiian hoʻowahine, {{cog|mi|whakawahine}} Maori whakawahine, {{cog|niu|fakafifine}} Niuean fakafifine, {{cog|rar|‘akava‘ine}} Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine, {{cog|to|fakafefine}} Tongan fakafefine Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} fa'afafine
  1. fa'afafine (a biologically male person who behaves as a female socially) Categories (topical): Transgender
    Sense id: en-fa'afafine-sm-noun-K0o0jCzP Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Samoan entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fa'a",
        "3": "fafine",
        "t1": "in the manner of",
        "t2": "woman"
      },
      "expansion": "fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hoʻowahine"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian hoʻowahine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whakawahine"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whakawahine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "niu",
        "2": "fakafifine"
      },
      "expansion": "Niuean fakafifine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
        "2": "‘akava‘ine"
      },
      "expansion": "Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "fakafefine"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan fakafefine",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”). Cognate with Hawaiian hoʻowahine, Maori whakawahine, Niuean fakafifine, Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine, and Tongan fakafefine.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fa'afafine",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sm",
          "name": "Transgender",
          "orig": "sm:Transgender",
          "parents": [
            "Gender",
            "LGBTQ",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "Sexuality",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Sex",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Human",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: fa'atama"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fa'afafine (a biologically male person who behaves as a female socially)"
      ],
      "id": "en-fa'afafine-sm-noun-K0o0jCzP",
      "links": [
        [
          "fa'afafine",
          "fa'afafine#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fa'afafine"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fa'a",
        "3": "fafine",
        "t1": "in the manner of",
        "t2": "woman"
      },
      "expansion": "fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hoʻowahine"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian hoʻowahine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whakawahine"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whakawahine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "niu",
        "2": "fakafifine"
      },
      "expansion": "Niuean fakafifine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
        "2": "‘akava‘ine"
      },
      "expansion": "Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "fakafefine"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan fakafefine",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”). Cognate with Hawaiian hoʻowahine, Maori whakawahine, Niuean fakafifine, Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine, and Tongan fakafefine.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fa'afafine",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Samoan compound terms",
        "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
        "Samoan lemmas",
        "Samoan nouns",
        "sm:Transgender"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: fa'atama"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fa'afafine (a biologically male person who behaves as a female socially)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fa'afafine",
          "fa'afafine#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fa'afafine"
}

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